College Libraries: History: Modern America: Biography

Biography for American History

American National Biography
Ref CT 213.A68 1999. The largest and most current biographical dictionary. Covers deceased persons
The Scribner encyclopedia of American lives.
Ref CT 213.S37
Biography index
Ref CT 100 .B5. An index to biography in books and articles published between 1946 and 1999.
New York Times obituary index
Ref CT 213.N47. An index to obituaries published in the newspaper between 1858 and 1978.
Political profiles: the Nixon-Ford years.
Ref E 840.6.P64
The Cold War, 1945-1991: leaders and other important figures
Ref D 839.5.C65 1992